Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Weak demand continues to hamper prices for feed barley and wheat, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases
Weak demand stems from shortage of replacement cattle
Chinese government pledges hog capacity control to stabilize prices
China soymeal futures fall as government pledges to reduce soymeal use in animal feed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chinese authorities have pledged to rein in hog production and reduce soymeal use in animal feed to stabilize hog prices.
Governments offer aid to drought-affected Manitoba livestock producers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba and the federal governement are teaming up to support Manitoba livestock producers who are being hit hard by drought conditions.
Report details economic losses due to bird flu in U.S. dairy cattle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Report from Cornell University researchers details how much it costs to have a dairy cow infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.
U.S. Republicans continue push to override California animal welfare law
Proposition 12 has potential to affect Canadian hog farmers who frequently sell into the U.S. market
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Republicans are continuing years-long effort to override a California's Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, arguing in a House Agriculture Committee hearing that the law is overly burdensome to farmers.
Klassen: Lower feed grain prices set to enhance feeder cattle prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending July 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.
U.S. livestock: Cattle hit fresh highs, hogs inch upward
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures hit fresh highs on Monday while hogs made small gains.
U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange retreated for a second session, while lean hogs extended their rally. The August live cattle contract declined by 12.5 U.S. cents per hundredweight to end the day at US$223.550 and showing a weekly gain of US$1.350. October live cattle lost 50 cents/cwt. to close at US$219.825, […] Read more
British company Antler Bio brings epigenetics to dairy farms
Blood tests help tie how management is meeting the genetic potential of the animals
Reading Time: < 1 minute British company Antler Bio is bringing epigenetics to dairy farms using blood tests help tie how management is meeting the genetic potential of the animals.
Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says
Only minor policy changes to TRQs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada and New Zealand have reached a “mutually satisfactory” resolution to a long-running dispute over access for dairy products, the Canadian government said in a statement on Thursday.
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